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A wall of water descends into the subway at 28th Street and Seventh Avenue. Photo: Via Twitter

Friday’s Headlines: ‘Apres Moi le Deluge’ Edition

By Eve Kessler | Sep 3, 2021 | No Comments

Officials engage in fingerpointing after the flooding. And other news.

This is Myrtle Avenue looking east towards Bedford — a completely dangerous part of a very dangerous neighborhood. Photo: Google

Woman Pushing Stroller Run Down and Killed by Trucker in Brooklyn

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 2, 2021 | No Comments

A woman who was pushing a child in a stroller across Myrtle Avenue in a notoriously dangerous section of Brooklyn was killed on Thursday morning by the driver of a flatbed truck, who was not charged, police said.

Thursday’s Headlines: Total Washout Edition

By Streetsblog | Sep 2, 2021 | No Comments

Rain basically scuttled all our plans for hitting the streets yesterday afternoon into today, but we'll be back later with some shoe-leather reporting and saddle sores. Until then, here's the news from yesterday:

Sarah Pitts's ghost bike is in the foreground. The scene of her death is in the background. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

REST IN PEACE, SARAH: Dangerous Williamsburg Intersection Gets Overdue Fix

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 2, 2021 | No Comments

It's a safety fix that one victim's family says should have come sooner.

Mayor Bill de Blasio in January. Photo: Ed Reed / Mayor's Office

Mayor Voices ‘Concern’ Over Insurance Rules that Hurt City Residents Injured by Uber, Lyft

By Jesse Coburn | Sep 2, 2021 | No Comments

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday expressed "concern" about a disparity in insurance requirements for Uber and Lyft taxis that shortchanges the city's crash victims, promising to review the issue further. His comments followed a Streetsblog investigation into the issue.